1 hour ago Conor McGregor is being sued for alleged sexual battery at 2023 NBA final

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is being sued by a woman who accused him of sexual assault but was unable to get authorities to file charges in 2023

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8 hours ago Cardiff student sexually assaults customer hours after starting job at uni bar

'You were walking out of the bar, you saw this pretty girl with a short skirt, and something went through your mind'

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1 hour ago Theives raid Bebo founder's British mansion before making off with £500k of diamond jewellery, Rolex watches and handbags... but police close case after FIVE weeks

Bebo founder Paul Birch and his wife Juliana were horrified when they came home after celebrating their daughter's 17th birthday last month to find their house had been ransacked.

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16 hours ago Should you really share your bedroom fantasies with you partner? TRACEY COX shares tales of how it's gone horribly wrong

Sex and relationships expert TRACEY COX warns that confessing your fantasies can be risky. It is, however, possible to open up to your partner without putting your relationship in danger.

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34 minutes ago Missing sisters wrote mysterious note to their landlady before vanishing into thin air

Police have been looking for Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, after they were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen at about 2.12am on Tuesday January 7.

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7 hours ago The Crow Girl cast, plot, trailer, release schedule as new Paramount series airs

Based on the best-selling novel by Erik Axl Sund, The Crow Girl follows the investigation into bodies of unidentified and beaten young men across Bristol, who are all full of the anaesthetic lidocaine.

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4 hours ago Wendy’s announces beloved Frosty is back — along with rumored new Girl Scout cookie flavor

The fan-favorite Frosty briefly left stores in November

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11 hours ago Teacher's assistant accused of raping disabled student, 15, who has a mental age of nine

Christin Coble, 45, was arrested and booked into the Sandusky County Jail in Ohio on charges of rape on January 7, after police responded to a call over an alleged assault at a student's home

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5 hours ago Sadiq Khan's latest council tax rise revealed as Mayor's share of bills for Londoners rises to nearly £500

Mayor’s share of council tax helps to fund the Metropolitan police, London fire brigade, TfL and City Hall

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21 hours ago Scottish rugby team manager is found guilty of sending indecent images to youth players and making sexual comments to them

Steven Dyer sent sexual videos and pictures to schoolboys taking part in a training trip to Wales.

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88 minutes ago Watch: Los Angeles County officials give wildfire update as dangerous weather warning issued

Watch again as Los Angeles County officials gave a wildfire update on Tuesday (14 January) as a new dangerous weather warning was issued.

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5 hours ago The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes | Editorial

February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world warIn the German city of Karlsruhe, a police investigation has just been launched into the distribution of 30,000 flyers designed to resemble deportation plane tickets, many of which were placed in the letterboxes of immigrants. Organised by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD), the stunt recalled a similar malicious exercise by the neo-Nazi National Democratic party (NDP) in 2013. The difference is that while the NDP – now renamed the Homeland – is a fringe movement that has never crossed the 5% threshold of votes necessary to enter the Bundestag, the AfD is now running second in polls, at about 21%.The booming popularity of a xenophobic party officially suspected of anti-constitutional extremism is just the starkest signal of how much is at stake in next month’s snap election in Germany. A national poll in Europe’s largest economy will always be of deep continental signifi...

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16 hours ago Alan Rusbridger complains of 'unfair' delays in speeding prosecutions as he is fined for 20mph breach

The former Guardian editor was ordered to pay more than £1,000 for his breach of the 20mph speed limit

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8 hours ago Dad who recruited son to sell drugs to pay back £4,000 despite making almost £150,000

Mark Glasgow, 44, and his son Niall, then 19, were found in possession of more than £10,000 worth of cannabis when police raided their home

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91 minutes ago Watch: Los Angeles County officials give wildfire update as death toll rises

Watch again as Los Angeles County officials gave an update on the deadly wildfires on 12 January as California governor Gavin Newsom described the tragedy as the worst natural disaster in US history.

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6 hours ago Mystery after human remains are found stuffed in a garbage bag and left under the bed in a Queens apartment

Police interviewed two people who live in the New York apartment, but no charges have been filed

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18 hours ago Work begins to transform long vacant police station site into care home creating 100 healthcare jobs

The creation of Jubilee Heights promises to create employment opportunities in Bury town centre

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11 hours ago Should the taxpayer be funding Harry’s police protection? Take our poll and have your say

Prince Harry is set to receive 'limited police protection' during his UK visit next week. But as he's no longer a working royal - should we really be footing the bill for his safety?

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2 hours ago Victoria Beckham shares the truth about her 'strict diet' which keeps her glowing beyond 50

The 50-year-old former Spice Girl star has spoken out about her diet and exercise routine, after years of speculation about her eating habits

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6 hours ago Biden has paved the way for Trump’s egregious flouting of international rules | Mohamad Bazzi

The Biden administration has repeatedly undermined international institutions and law to shield Israel. This will come back to haunt them Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to surveyPoor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported factor in social worker assessments into whether a child is at risk of serious harm or neglect, according to new research.Growing rates of mental illness – in both parents and children – were an increasingly important driver of child safeguarding interventions in England, the latest comprehensive survey of children’s social care pressures found.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Police hunting female shoplifting gang after £5,000 of perfume, jewellery and clothes stolen from posh shops including Jo Malone

The women are said to be operating in two separate groups and are not linked to one another but have made off with hundreds of pounds of luxury items.

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3 hours ago Woman charged for performing illegal medical procedures in New London home, police say

Woman charged for performing illegal medical procedures in New London home, police say  Eyewitness News 3

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6 hours ago Trump’s policy pledges unleashing ‘animal spirits’, Wall St bankers say

Financiers optimistic about vows to cut regulations and growth potential even as they worry about tariffs and geopolitical risks

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11 hours ago Council tax: Will Sir Sadiq Khan break £500 barrier with latest mayoral demand on Londoners?

Mayor’s share of council tax helps to fund the Metropolitan police, London fire brigade, TfL and City Hall

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3 hours ago Raith Rovers fan battered in vicious attack shares heartbreaking victim impact statement

The teen shared his thoughts after two men were convicted of the vicious assault at court.

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8 hours ago Heartbreaking moment girl, 11, is reduced to tears as she’s handcuffed after being wrongly accused of car theft

Sheriff’s deputies detain unlucky schoolgirl in Syracuse, New York, after her clothing matches description of suspected joyrider

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13 hours ago Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe

The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas, and bank statements belonging to healthcare workers

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3 hours ago Human smuggling gang face jail after Vietnamese woman crammed in car glovebox

The gang smuggled people into the UK and also provided fake documents made in a Greek forgery factory - their crimes were uncovered following an investigation by the Home Office’s Criminal and Financial Investigation team

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8 hours ago Colorado Democrat launches lawsuit against Lyft over alleged sexual assault

‘When I tried to get out, he pushed me back down into the car. He touched me inappropriately and went on to sexually assault me’, said Democrat Rep. Jenny Willford

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23 hours ago PM promises ‘strongest action possible’ against Russia if death of Australian Oscar Jenkins confirmed

Government still working to verify reports of Melbourne man’s death after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would take “the strongest action possible”, including potentially expelling Russia’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese has warned, as the federal government scrambles to verify reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins had been killed after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Albanese said on Wednesday that any harm to Jenkins would be “absolutely reprehensible”, and demanded Moscow immediately confirm the condition of the 32-year-old Australian citizen, after reports overnight that he had died.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Boy, eight, is mauled to death by 'terrorist' pit bull tormenting his neighborhood

Michael Millett and his friend were riding bikes near his central Florida home on Monday when they saw the lethal dogs and went to pet them, per police.

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8 hours ago Manhunt underway after 'attempted abduction' of girl, 11, as she walked to school

No arrests have been made

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4 hours ago Police investigating social media abuse sent to Kai Havertz’s wife after Manchester United defeat

Police have launched an investigation into the social media messages

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9 hours ago Former football club chairman charged after fraud inquiry into £10m stadium loan

Former Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza and his 80-year-old father Anthony are among five men charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

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4 hours ago Conor McGregor, Miami Heat sued over alleged sexual assault at 2023 NBA finals

McGregor faces civil suit stemming from 2023 allegationUFC fighter’s lawyer says lawsuit is a ‘shakedown’Conor McGregor is facing a new civil lawsuit filed by a woman accusing him of sexual assault during the 2023 NBA finals in Miami.The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in the US district court for the southern district of Florida, also names the Miami Heat and Basketball Properties LLC, which operates the Kaseya Center, as defendants. The woman alleges that McGregor sexually assaulted her in a bathroom at the arena after Game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets on 9 June 2023. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to say if his new City minister will work on China policy after she previously 'lobbied the Tories not to impose tougher rules on Beijing'

Emma Reynolds was yesterday appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to replace Tulip Siddiq, who quit following a sleaze probe.

Politics

4 hours ago Quadruple amputee, 28, knocked bus passenger to the ground with his prosthetic hook before assaulting two police officers during brawl

Thomas Proudfoot, 28, had knocked passenger Wayne Mysiuk to the ground at Perth Bus station in Scotland when two cops turned up to arrest him on December 9.

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11 hours ago Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say

Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters Donald Trump’s desperate legal battles to block a damaging special counsel report about his efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss and his sentencing for a 34-count felony conviction in New York ultimately failed, but former prosecutors say they nevertheless reveal his continual disdain for the rule of law and his penchant for rewriting history.One area where that may imminently play out, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, is with his repeated pledge to issue “major pardons” to participants in the 6 January 2021 assault on the Capitol in Washington. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago South Carolina jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says

Federal investigators have found in a report that a large South Carolina jail vastly underreports the violence behind its walls, lets dozens of inmates go unsupervised for long periods and lets crimes against prisoners go unpunished

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14 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation donates to charity fund set up by 14

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who are now also on the cusp of evacuation, have donated to the Altadena Girls Fire Recovery through Fund Archewell Foundation

Politics

14 hours ago Paedophiles could face death penalty in US under new bills set out by Trump ally

Trump is said to have given his backing to a new set of bills tabled by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, which would see the death sentence or life imprisonment for those charged with child sexual abuse

Politics

5 hours ago Police officer wishes she'd 'done things differently' before 'dumping' tragic dad at Metrolink stop

On the morning of December 28, 2021, Benjamin Connor was hit by a car on the M602

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14 hours ago Heroic 999 caller praised for quick thinking over 'pizza delivery' distress call

A 999 caller was able to quickly establish if a mother was in danger using coded messages about pizzas

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5 hours ago Everything we know about the missing Huszti sisters in Aberdeen a week after their disappearance

Police Scotland have entered week two of their search for sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti who went missing from their home in Aberdeen more than a week ago

Events

15 hours ago Girl, 11, is grabbed by man and woman in attempted abduction while she was on her way to school

An eleven-year-old girl was grabbed by a man and a woman in an attempted abduction while she was on her way to school.

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5 hours ago New lover of vile abuser Ryan Wellings – accused of driving Kiena Dawes to suicide – loses job

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Ryan Wellings' new girlfriend Emma Croft loyally sat in the public gallery to support him as he was cleared of manslaughter - following the suicide of 23-year-old Kiena Dawes

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16 hours ago Greater Sydney council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standards

One expert says women’s bodies and attire has long been a source for public debate in a way that doesn’t happen with menA council in Greater Sydney has announced it is banning g-string bikinis at its public pools without providing further details about how the rule will be policed, sparking debate about gender standards.Earlier this month, Blue Mountains Leisure Centres (BMLC) posted on Facebook that it had noticed some “confusion” about “appropriate swimwear” when visiting one of their pools. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago 'We must make a stand': Roving team of council officers to crackdown on yob behaviour in Westminster

Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the new unit will ‘hold to account those who do not respect our city’

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18 hours ago Fourth former youth center detention worker goes on trial in New Hampshire

The first of multiple sexual assault trials is to begin for a man whose arrest more than five years ago thrust allegations of widespread abuse at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center into the public eye

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5 hours ago Transgender girl was stabbed nine times at a roller skating party 'in revenge for lying about her gender before performing a sex act on a boy', court hears

In a brutal 45-second attack which was filmed and plotted on Snapchat , the victim was punched to the ground where she was kicked at least seven times by 19-year-old Summer Betts-Ramsey (pictured)

Events

20 hours ago Jessica Simpson fans share new theories following divorce from her 'sexual shaman' husband Eric Johnson

Jessica Simpson's fans are dissecting her statement about her split from husband Eric Johnson, trying to understand what led to the end of their ten-year marriage.

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5 hours ago Dog owner to get compensation after he and his Collie were attacked by vicious XL bully

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard the XL bully called Kilo was shot dead by police during the incident on February 18 last year.

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20 hours ago Inquest into death of former Man United, Leeds and Scotland footballer Gordon McQueen will examine his goalscoring headers

The number of goals headed by football legend Gordon McQueen when he played for Scotland will be investigated as part of an inquest into his death.

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6 hours ago Kai Havertz police investigation launched after Arsenal star and wife sent vile abuse

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and wife Sophia were targeted wit sickening online abuse after the FA Cup clash with Manchester United, with police now investigating the incident

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